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2010 Stories by L.A. Weekly Music Critics

• Music Picks: Nicole Eva Emery, Hard NYE, Peter and the Wolf,

  published December 30, 2010

  FRIDAY/DECEMBER/31 LADY TIGRA, R.A.I.D. AT THE ECHOPLEX You all remember Miami Bass? Then you... More >>

• Music Picks: Repeater, Project Blowed 16th Anniversary, Infected Mushroom

  published December 23, 2010

  FRIDAY/DECEMBER/24 L.A. COUNTY HOLIDAY CELEBRATION AT THE DOROTHY CHANDLER... More >>

• Music Picks: Dum Dum Girls, Tricky, Leon Russell, OFF!

  published December 16, 2010

  FRIDAY/DECEMBER/17 OFF!, THEE OH SEES, NOBUNNY, WHITE SHIT AT THESEX Funny that two Black Flag... More >>

• Rock Picks: DJ Spinna, Bodega Girls, Andre Nickatina, Elevated Suspects

  published December 9, 2010

  FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10 DJ SPINNA, J.ROCC, DJ DAZ AT THE ECHOPLEX Remember when the DJ was the... More >>

• Music Picks: Sweaters, Jonathan Richman, Hanni El Khatib, Henry Rollins

  published December 2, 2010

  FRIDAY/DECEMBER/3 LIARS AT THESEX Sometimes a band becomes that much more interesting due to... More >>

• Music Picks: The Hangmen, Brother Ali, Tommy Rock-A-Shacka, Weezer

  published November 25, 2010

  FRIDAY/NOVEMBER/26 THE QUEERS, KEPI GHOULIE AT THE TROUBADOUR It may be hard to remember these... More >>

• MUSIC PICKS: Ruben Guevara, Buika, Bill Frisell's Beautiful Dreamers

  published November 4, 2010

  FRIDAY/NOVEMBER/5 MAVIS STAPLES, BILLY BRAGG AT ROYCE HALL Some families sing together casually... More >>

• Music Picks: Ornette Coleman, Gary Numan, Natacha Atlas

  published October 28, 2010

  FRIDAY/OCTOBER/29 ISOBEL CAMPBELL & MARK LANEGAN AT EL REY THEATRE Former Belle & Sebastian... More >>

• Music Picks: Laurie Anderson, Onibaba, Superchunk

  published October 14, 2010

  FRIDAY/OCTOBER/15 FOUR TET, JON HOPKINS AT THE MUSIC BOX Kieran Hebden's... More >>

• Music Picks: Ooh La La Fest, Pavement, Beach House

  published September 23, 2010

  FRIDAY/SEPTEMBER/24 Rx BANDITS AT THE TROUBADOUR Those who've experienced them in person know... More >>

• Music Picks: Grizzly Bear, Muse, Dark Dark Dark, the Charlatans UK

  published September 16, 2010

  FRIDAY/SEPTEMBER/17 UPROAR FESTIVAL AT VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATER Brought to you by the same... More >>

• Music Picks: John Lee Hooker Jr., Faun Fables, Tribute to Dolly Parton

  published September 2, 2010

  Click here for a Q&A with FYF Fest's Sean... More >>

• Music Picks: Dr. John, Herbie Hancock, Sunset Strip Music Festival

  published August 26, 2010

  FRIDAY/AUGUST/27 RON EMORY AT THE BLUE CAFÉ When the mighty Orange County punk veterans... More >>

• Music Picks: Sunset Junction Street Fair, Lucinda Williams, Y & T, Tanya Morgan

  published August 19, 2010

  Click here for Gustavo Turner's Q&A With Al Green.... More >>

• Music Picks: BB King and Buddy Guy, Silversun Pickups, Hard Summer, W.A.C.O.

  published August 5, 2010

  FRIDAY/AUGUST/6 LUDACRIS AT THE WILTERNLo and behold the new Ludacris, the Atlanta rapper-actor... More >>

• Music Picks: Circa Survive, Joanna Newsom, El-P, Roots Roadhouse

  published July 29, 2010

  FRIDAY/JULY/30 THE PARK WITH TUNJI AND BABYSTONE AT ANGEL'S PIANO BARInspired by the Stax session... More >>

• Music Picks: Cobra Lilies, Gaslight Anthem, Shelby Lynne, Die Antwoord

  published July 15, 2010

  FRIDAY/JULY/16 MGMT, FRANCIS AND THE LIGHTS, HELIOS CREEDAT THE GREEKWhat... More >>

• Music Picks: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Bridget St. John, Bad Astronaut, Kings of Leon

  published July 8, 2010

  FRIDAY/JULY/9 THE DONKEYS AND BIG SEARCH AT SPACELANDThe members of the Donkeys may not all be... More >>

• Music Picks: Goldfrapp, Concrete Blonde, Sally Seltmann, Black Francis

  published June 24, 2010

  FRIDAY/JUNE/25 BLACK FRANCIS AT THE MINTFrank Black, aka Black Francis, seemingly has a lot more... More >>

• Music Picks: Buzzcocks, Diana Ross, Isis, the xx

  published June 3, 2010

  FRIDAY/JUNE/4 LCD SOUNDSYSTEM AT THE PALLADIUMAs archetypal a New York City band as any on active... More >>

• Music Picks: Evelyn Evelyn, Booker T. Jones, Kaki King, Pete Rock

  published May 20, 2010

  FRIDAY/MAY/21 PETE ROCK AT THE KEY CLUBBronx-born DJ and rapper Pete Rock came into his own as... More >>

• Music Picks: Jail Weddings, Summer Darling, Roky Erickson, Jonathan Richman

  published May 13, 2010

  FRIDAY/MAY/14 BAJOFONDO & GUSTAVO SANTAOLALLA AT DISNEY HALLGustavo Santaolalla is an inventive musician and... More >>

• Music Picks: Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars, VoicesVoices, Peter Gabriel, Jakob Dylan

  published May 6, 2010

  FRIDAY/MAY/7 PETER GABRIEL AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWLFirst, the bad news: Scratch My Back, the... More >>

• Music Picks: Neil Innes, Korean Music Festival 8, Avi Buffalo, Lupe Fiasco, Coheed and Cambria

  published April 29, 2010

  FRIDAY/APRIL/30 L.A. VAMPIRES, YEKOO, DIVA, INCA ORE, PSYCHIC REALITY AT SYNCHRONICITY SPACEIt's... More >>

• Destination Coachella

  published April 15, 2010

  Previews by Wendy Gilmartin, Daiana Feuer, Chris Martins, Drew Tewksbury and Jeff Weiss A lot has happened since... More >>